Infrastructure
From Ports To Highways: Selling Out Nation's Infrastructure?
In Indiana, selling a 157-mile toll road to Spanish and Australian investors joins the growing trend of selling pieces of underfunded U.S. infrastructure to foreigners.
Booming Bay County, Florida
For the St. Joe Co., Panama City, Florida's proposed new airport is about transit-oriented development -- in a big way.
Drip-by-Drip, Food For Angola
Using advanced irrigation technology imported from Europe and Israel, the war torn country is producing tons of good food for its residents.
Groundwater Reuse Reduces Need For Imports
In Southern California, Ventura County has begun a Groundwater Enhancement and Treatment Program to increase its supply of local, affordable water.
Respected Singer Voices Opposition To Mumbai 'Flyover' Project
Popular Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, in a rare public stance, threatened to leave Mumbai in support of those protesting against the city's decision to build an overpass in her neighborhood.
Third-World Metropolises: The New Face Of Cities
Recent popular literature and movies have focused on megacities in developing nations. Do they symbolize the international city of the 21st century?
Proposal To Tear Down Obsolete Viaduct Gains Momentum
While options for what to do with Seattle's obsolete waterfront Alaskan Way Viaduct may seem limited, another plan has been thrown into the mix.
Bay Area Brain Drain
The Bay Area Council has published "The Innovation Economy: Protecting the Talent Advantage" that portrays a stark future for the area, largely resulting from the "unaffordability" (second only to NYC) of the nine-county northern California region.
Three Questions About Nation's Infrastucture
Neal Peirce looks at what the nation can learn from California's response to its infrastructure problems.
Volunteers Take On New Orleans' 'Greatest Enemy'
As the city struggles with garbage collection, an all-volunteer force rises to the challenge.
California Mired In Its Own Levee Crisis
Officials, in a stalemate, struggle to find money for repairs - despite rising warnings of failing levees.
Google Maps And The Big Apple's Potty Finding Problem
Rutgers planning professor Wansoo Im uses powerful GIS tools and mapping software to track down public restrooms in New York City.
Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2005
From eminent domain to "condofication", Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.
Biowaste: A Serious Health Concern
In Philadelphia, 200,000 tons of dried human waste could be the cause of numerous health problems for area residents, from asthma to cancer.
Many California Bridges Not Reinforced For Quakes
Cities and counties across California have struggled to find money for reinforcing bridges to protect them during earthquakes.
China's 'New Socialist Countryside'
The Chinese government looks to develop rural infrastructure, but what about the political voice of millions of countryside peasants?
States Step Up On Infrastructure
Lagging in other sectors, public financing of state roads and other infrastructure services has increased.
Former CA Governors Speak On Urgent Infrastructure Needs
The four living former state governors call on policymakers to draft a bond initiative to pay for the state's critical infrastructure needs, including its trade transportation infrastructure, and levees in Northern California.
State Park Expansion Controversy Grows In Maine
Expanding Maine's majestic Baxter State Park has proved to be far more controversial than state officials expected.
Saving New Orleans
Newt Gingrich and John M. Barry comment on New Orleans' vulnerabilities and why the city should be rebuilt.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
